If you want a quick synopsis of the 2011 federal election, check out The Tyee’s Guide to Strategic Voting. Written by Crawford Kilian, the guide is one way to determine how your vote will carry the most weight, and how you can ferret out the lesser of the evils (if you see it that way). “So fate has put you in a federal riding...

NDP leadership candidate Nicholas Simons has dropped out of the race and is joining fellow leadership hopeful John Horgan, who many speculate is currently running third. Simons is a two-term New Democrat from the Sunshine Coast and has served as the Opposition's critic for children and family development. Simons refused to ...

Ousted MLA Bill Bennett is back with the BC Liberals after he was welcomed back to caucus Tuesday in a “consensus-style” decision.Bennett was removed last fall over highly critical comments about then-premier Gordon Campbell’s leadership style, describing him as a bully who left some members suffering from symptoms similar ...

The new provincial leader of the Conservatives could be a former federal MP. John Cummins appears set to be acclaimed as the new leader of the B.C. Conservative Party. No other candidates entered the race by the deadline Tuesday night, but he has not yet been officially declared the new leader of the party. It's expected...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyJust when the snow clears in your yard and the great outdoors beckon, Canada’s national roster of politicians will be calling, urging you to go inside and vote. The writ has been dropped and, along with several million other Canadians, Nelsonites will go to the polls on May 2 in the wake ...

The race for the provincial NDP leadership touches down in Nelson Thursday night as five hopefuls vie for the crown of the official opposition.The Osprey Room in the Best Western Baker Street Inn (7-9 p.m.) will host the quintet of Dana Larsen, Mike Farnworth, Adrian Dix, Nicolas Simons and John Horgan as they continue their...

Premier Christy Clark today announced a new, smaller cabinet focused on creating jobs and changing the way British Columbians engage with their government. “Together, we will focus on creating jobs and building a strong economy because that is the single most important thing we can do to support families and ensure we can...

British Columbia’s justice system is starving to death because of a severe lack of funding for Provincial courts, says the Nelson-Creston MLA. In yesterday’s Question Period, MLA Michelle Mungall asked both the Solicitor General and the minister of Finance to account for the chronic underfunding and increased cuts in this...

Finance Minister Colin Hansen delivered a status-quo budget for British Columbians on Tuesday, with a nod and an increase in spending for core health care, education and social services. Budget 2011 focused new spending on health care and social services and provides some fiscal flexibility for the priorities of the new premier...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyA rumour the Province may offload the cost of maintaining and insuring dikes and berms in the regional district has the chair of the board ready to throw down the gloves. John Kettle was livid recently when he learned that an internal staff recommendation coming out of the Natural Resource...